Someone asked if that was Everest when suddenly our plane dropped out of the sky onto the shortest runway in Asia. Hidden in the foothills of the Himalayas, Bhutan, land of the thunder dragon, is an extraordinary destination. Sandwiched between two global giants — India and China — Bhutan has somehow managed to preserve both its heritage and its environment.
It is a magical place steeped in myth and it is cherished by the Bhutanese who know that there is no other place quite like it.